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A Look At The Market For Lake Front Homes In Shelby County, Alabama in 2011

December 23rd, 2011 by Tom Horn · 6 Comments · Market Trends

I recently finished an appraisal assignment on a lake front home in Shelby, Alabama and thought I would share with you my findings.  As in other sectors of the Birmingham, AL area real estate market, lake front home have experienced a decrease in sales volume.  Check out the numbers below going back to 2005. As [...]

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Waterford Subdivision, Calera, AL-2011 Price Trend Update

July 11th, 2011 by Tom Horn · No Comments · Market Trends

If you live in the Waterford subdivision in Calera, Alabama and have been wondering how property values have been doing, I may have the answer for you.  I was in the subdivision recently working on a job and collected some interesting sales data.  For those not familiar with this neighborhood, Waterford subdivision is located in [...]

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Will The Pleasant Grove, Alabama Tornadoes Have an Impact On Property Values?

June 3rd, 2011 by Tom Horn · 2 Comments · Appraisal, Market Trends

I was in Pleasant Grove, Alabama yesterday working on an appraisal for an insurance company.  Everybody says that the pictures you see on television do not do justice to the magnitude of destruction these tornadoes caused, and I agree.  Homes were ripped from their foundations and trees were uprooted as the massive tornado made its [...]

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Birmingham Alabama Appraiser : Hoover Alabama-Greystone Market Trends-2010 Update

January 6th, 2011 by Tom Horn · 2 Comments · Market Trends

I recently did some market research in the Greystone development of Hoover, Alabama for an appraisal assignment I am working on.  This development is one of the more popular subdivisions in the Hoover, Alabama market.  The neighborhood surrounds a championship golf course that has hosted The Seniors Tour in the past.  Although the Greystone development [...]

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City of Mountain Brook Alabama: Sales Price Trend Graph For Past Five Years

October 6th, 2010 by Tom Horn · 2 Comments · Market Trends

I have been providing information recently on the highest priced home sales in the Birmingham, Alabama area.  The city of Mountain Brook has consistently been where most of these sales occur.  As I have said in the past, Mountain Brook is one of the most expensive areas in the state to buy a home.  I [...]

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Birmingham, Alabama: Does Urban Revitalization Help Property Values?

August 17th, 2010 by Tom Horn · 6 Comments · Appraisal, Market Trends, Photos From The Field

I was in downtown Birmingham, Alabama yesterday for an appraisal inspection and ran across the West End Urban Garden.  It is a project between Urban Ministry and Community Church Without Walls.  This was the first time I have seen this so I did some research on the internet and found some information on their website.  [...]

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